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ClintO
12th July 2004, 07:16 PM
I am curious about the impact of rain on a new house being built near me in Sydney. They have erected the ground floor frames and the floor of the first floor and now everything is wet.

What is the correct practice in this situation? Should the frames be left to dry before any cladding goes on or does it dry out later.

ozwinner
12th July 2004, 07:39 PM
Didnt those wrasckley chippies put the cover on it before it rained, shame on them. :(


Al

Barry_White
12th July 2004, 07:51 PM
As Forest Gump said S#*t Happens.

echnidna
12th July 2004, 07:52 PM
Thats a standard building procedure. The timber will start to dry out as soon as the roof goes on and the walls are sarked or insulated.